The ePortfolio process
Your academic ePortfolio is a learning process — a way to make meaningful connections to your work throughout the time you are studying, creating assignments and projects as you work through your Master’s degree program. This cycle, or process, can be repeated within each entry as you revise your content, or across the ePortfolio. (This from San Francisco State University’s ePortfolio student process.)
Select
- Define how your ePortfolio relates to your goals. How does it connect in class, in your program of study, or bridge to your career?
- Decide on your audience. Who will see your ePortfolio? Professors and peers, certainly; what about future internships or employers?
- Select content that will convey your purpose to your audience. What key assignments or projects demonstrate your learning?
- Work with your instructor(s) in deciding which signature assignments, attachments, images, and media best represent your successes in your program.
Reflect
- Make connections between your ePortfolio entries. How are you demonstrating your skills and competencies across your assignments and projects?
- Relate your entries to your real world experiences. What is the relevance of your work to larger contexts in your life or the world?
- Assess your own learning. What does your ePortfolio show you about what you've gained from your work and achievements?
Publish
- Share your work with your audience. Gain valuable feedback from peers and instructors.
- Showcase your accomplishments and your professional identity.
- Use your ePortfolio to build a valuable network that will help foster your goals.